IB Digital Society HL · 2024 to 2025
IB Digital Society HL past papers
167 past paper questions from 18 papers across 5 exam sessions. See what repeats, then practise the same skills with AI marking.
HL archive · 2024 to 2025
IB Digital Society HL past papers
Latest exam session: November 2025
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- micro-topics
- 55
Units in Digital Society HL
In syllabus order. The ring is the share of the marks each one carries.
Unit 1
Introduction
3% of marks22 of the 788 marks across the 18 Digital Society HL papers analysed (3%) were on this unit. A past-paper pattern, not a guarantee for your next paper. · 5 questions
- DueUneven access
Unit 2
Concepts
5% of marks41 of the 788 marks across the 18 Digital Society HL papers analysed (5%) were on this unit. A past-paper pattern, not a guarantee for your next paper. · 8 questions
- DueAccess, movement and flows
Unit 3
Content
44% of marks343 of the 788 marks across the 18 Digital Society HL papers analysed (44%) were on this unit. A past-paper pattern, not a guarantee for your next paper. · 100 questions
- DueCharacteristics
- DueTypes of networks
Unit 4
Contexts
19% of marks152 of the 788 marks across the 18 Digital Society HL papers analysed (19%) were on this unit. A past-paper pattern, not a guarantee for your next paper. · 31 questions
- DueLaws and regulations
Unit 5
HL extension
29% of marks230 of the 788 marks across the 18 Digital Society HL papers analysed (29%) were on this unit. A past-paper pattern, not a guarantee for your next paper. · 23 questions
- DueThe future of work
- DueManaging pollution and waste
Papers in Digital Society HL
Each paper across every sitting. The ring is the share of the marks it carries.
5 sittings · calculator
Paper 1
56% of marks440 of the 788 marks in the Digital Society HL archive were set in Paper 1, across 5 sittings. · 100 questions
Most tested The future of work
7 sittings · calculator
Paper 2
21% of marks168 of the 788 marks in the Digital Society HL archive were set in Paper 2, across 7 sittings. · 32 questions
Most tested Employment and labour
6 sittings · calculator
Paper 3
23% of marks180 of the 788 marks in the Digital Society HL archive were set in Paper 3, across 6 sittings. · 35 questions
Most tested Managing pollution and waste
Exam pattern
How often each micro-topic has been examined, year by year. Each label is explained under the grid.
Does it repeat?
Top 4 of 55 micro-topics for the next sitting. Numbers are questions per year.
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| Micro-topic | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
3.1.7Data security | 2Data security, 2024: 2 questions | 8Data security, 2025: 8 questions |
| 4Digital media dilemmas, 2024: 4 questions | 4Digital media dilemmas, 2025: 4 questions | |
3.1.9Data dilemmas | 5Data dilemmas, 2024: 5 questions | 1Data dilemmas, 2025: 1 question |
3.7.2Characteristics | 3Characteristics, 2024: 3 questions | 3Characteristics, 2025: 3 questions |
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- DueManaging pollution and waste· last Nov 24 P3
- Dueusually examined, but missing from the last two exam sessions
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Which Digital Society HL exam sessions are covered?
5 exam sessions from 2024 to 2025, the latest November 2025. Every Paper 1, 2 and 3 in every timezone is read and classified in full, which gives 18 papers in this archive.
Which IB Digital Society HL topic comes up most?
Data security (3.1.7): in 44% of papers, last seen Nov 25 P3. Usually "explain / justify", worth about 4 marks in a paper that includes it.
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What do "banker", "due" and "rising" mean?
Banker: examined in at least one sitting in four and still appearing. Due: regular before, but absent for the last two exam sessions. Rising: clearly more common in the last two years. Our classification of real papers, not an IB statistic.
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